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UFC 162 took place on Saturday night with Chris Weidman defeating Anderson Silva to become the UFC middleweight champion. The Nevada State Athletic Commission sent an email to media members with the disclosed salaries of all the UFC 162 participants. Weidman took home a disclosed $48,000, while Silva took a home a disclosed $600,000, which topped all fighters on the ...

After knocking out the longest reigning champion in UFC history, Chris Weidman picked up a little extra money for his handywork. The new middleweight champion picked up an additional $50,000 for his “knockout of the night” win over Anderson Silva. UFC officials also announced after the card that they were handing two $50,000 “fight of the night” bonuses as well. ...

Chris Weidman said he got into MMA because he knew he could beat Anderson Silva. The New York native made good on his promise. Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) shocked the world as he defeated Anderson Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC) by knockout at 1:18 of Round 2 to become the UFC middleweight champion. Weidman took Silva down early in ...

The UFC traditionally does an event every year on Fourth of July weekend. This year is no different. UFC 162 takes place on Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC last night aired, “Countdown to UFC 162″ last night on Fuel TV. The episode previewed the main event featuring UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva ...

UFC 162 is this Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main event features the pound for pound king and possibly the greatest of all-time, the UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva(33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) facing off with number one contender Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). In the video above, some of the UFC’s biggest ...

In this latest edition of our MMA podcast we talk to Fighthype.com lead writer Percy Crawford. Then we get into the $50,000 fine imposed on UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and whether the fine was fair or not. We also get into if Crawford feels there are any current gay fighters in boxing and MMA. Listen below and gives us ...